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Quick view On the Same Page: Shared Reading Beyond the Primary Grades by Janet Allen Maya Angelou says, "Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning." On the Same Page celebrates the use of our voices in shared reading with students to help them gain deeper... View Details
Quick view Of Primary Importance: What's Essential in Teaching Young Writers by Ann Marie Corgill Of Primary Importance is not a how-to manual as much as it is a celebration of the idiosyncratic journey of teaching young children to write. If you are a grade-one through grade-three teacher struggling to get your students writing well, if you want to... View Details
Quick view Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6 by Lynne R Dorfman How do children's book authors create the wonder that we feel when reading our favorite books? What can students and teachers learn from these authors and books if we let them serve as writing mentors? In Mentor Texts, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli... View Details
Quick view Math Work Stations: Independent Learning You Can Count On, K-2 by Debbie Diller If you've ever questioned how to make math stations work, you'll find this photo-filled, idea-packed resource invaluable. This book extends Debbie Diller's best-selling work on literacy work stations and classroom design to the field of mathematics. In... View Details
Quick view Living the Questions: A Guide for Teacher-Researchers by Ruth Shagoury The book has three primary components: 1.Chapters written by the authors explaining key elements of the research process: finding questions, designing projects, data collection and analysis, and more 2.Research activities that enable readers to try out... View Details
Quick view Literature Circles, Second Edition: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs & Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels What do we know about literature circles now that we didn't understand eight or ten years ago? What new resources and procedures can help teachers organize their classroom book clubs better? What are the most common pitfalls in implementing student-led... View Details
Quick view The Literacy Center: Contexts for Reading and Writing by Lesley Mandel Morrow The value of small-group instruction cannot be emphasized enough, but many teachers have found it difficult to manage, especially when class sizes remain large. Here is practical, theoretically-sound guidance for language arts teachers from pre-K... View Details
Quick view Let's Find Out!: Building Content Knowledge with Young Children by Susan Kempton In her new book, Let s Find Out!, kindergarten teacher Susan Kempton talks about the importance of helping children build the content knowledge that is critical to educational success. She shows how she capitalizes on children s natural curiosity and... View Details
Quick view Interactive Writing Across Grades: A Small Practice with Big Results by Kate Roth Interactive writing is a dynamic, unscripted instructional method in which the teacher and students work together to construct a meaningful text while simultaneously discussing the details of the writing process. Together they plan, compose, and review... View Details
Quick view Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessing & Grading in the Differentiated Classroom by Rick Wormeli Fair Isn't Always Equal answers that question and much more. Rick Wormeli offers the latest research and common sense thinking that teachers and administrators seek when it comes to assessment and grading in differentiated classes. Filled with real... View Details
Quick view Dream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture by Ruth Culham We dream of a time when all students will be confident, capable readers and writers. When we teach students to read as writers using mentor texts, we awaken that dream and make it real. Imagine the power of providing students with books that show them... View Details
Quick view Doing Literary Criticism: Helping Students Engage with Challenging Texts [With CDROM by Tim Gillespie One of the greatest challenges for English language arts teachers today is the call to engage students in more complex texts. Tim Gillespie, who has taught in public schools for almost four decades, has found the lenses of literary criticism a powerful... View Details